Comparative assessment of water quality with the trophic level index and the delphi method in lakes rotoiti and rotorua, New Zealand

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 479-489

  Hamilton, David ^a   Parparov, Arkadi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Delphi method; Rotorua lakes; Trophic status; Water quality assessment

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ECONOMICS; EUTROPHICATION; LAKES; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT; DELPHI METHOD; NATURAL WATER RESOURCES; ROTORUA; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

WATER CONSERVATION;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DELPHI ANALYSIS; EUTROPHICATION; INDEX METHOD; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LIMNOLOGY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED;

BAY OF PLENTY; LAKE ROTORUA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EID: 79961200845     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2010.046     Document Type: Article

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